三、任务型阅读。（每小题4分，共20分）
Indoor plants seem to just sit around without doing much, but in many ways they are the silent heroes of homes. Not only do they look beautiful, but they can improve the health of our bodies and minds by making us feel good and taking away stress.
What are indoor plants? Indoor plants are plants that like to grow indoors. Many of these kinds are not used to growing outside, especially in winter. They grow better inside because of the warmer conditions. There are many kinds of indoor plants around us, such as peace lilies, spider plants and succulents.
Why are indoor plants good for us? There are many advantages of growing plants indoors. Plants around houses can improve our feelings. Studies have supported this and found that indoor plants can improve our creativity, attention and memory. There is also research showing that house plants can clean the air around them by removing some harmful gases, such as $\mathrm{CH}_2\mathrm{O}$(甲醛). Dr Tijana Blanusa said, “Plants catch and hold tiny polluted materials. They remove some harmful chemicals from cooking or painting. Peace lilies and devil’s ivy are the best.”
How do we choose indoor plants? We can get plants from supermarkets, garden centres or online. Younger plants are often cheaper than fully-grown ones. Caring for them is always full of joy. You water them, talk to them, and see them grow up. Learning about the habits of each plant can bring a new interest into our lives and help to connect our homes with nature.
根据短文内容，完成下列句子（每空一词），并回答第5题。
1. plants are the silent of homes in many ways.
2. Plants around houses can improve our and the air.
3. for indoor plants is always of joy.
4. Learning about the habits of each plant can bring a new into our lives and help to our homes with nature.
5. Which indoor plant would you like to keep at home? And why?

三、1. Indoor; heroes 2. feelings; clean 3. Caring; full 4. interest; connect 5. I would like to keep a peace lily at home. Because it can not only make my room beautiful but also clear the air, which is good for my family's health.（答案不唯一）

【分析】
本题为任务型阅读填词题与开放问答题，解题思路：1. 针对1-4题，先通读短文理解大意，再定位每个小题对应的原文语句，根据空格前后语境提取原文符合要求的词汇，注意每空一词；2. 第5题为开放性问题，结合短文介绍的室内植物的益处，合理作答即可。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第一段第一句“Indoor plants seem to just sit around without doing much, but in many ways they are the silent heroes of homes.”，提取对应词汇，第一空填Indoor，第二空填heroes。
2. 定位原文第三段“Plants around houses can improve our feelings. ... house plants can clean the air around them...”，提取对应词汇，第一空填feelings，第二空填clean。
3. 定位原文第四段“Caring for them is always full of joy.”，提取对应词汇，第一空填Caring，第二空填full。
4. 定位原文第四段“Learning about the habits of each plant can bring a new interest into our lives and help to connect our homes with nature.”，提取对应词汇，第一空填interest，第二空填connect。
5. 本题为开放性问题，结合短文提到的室内植物的好处，选择一种并说明原因即可，参考答案示例符合短文内容要求。
【答案】
1. Indoor; heroes 2. feelings; clean 3. Caring; full 4. interest; connect 5. I would like to keep a peace lily at home. Because it can not only make my room beautiful but also clear the air, which is good for my family's health.（答案不唯一）
【知识点】
任务型阅读、阅读理解
【点评】
本题主要考查学生的阅读理解能力与信息定位能力，1-4题需精准提取原文原词，难度适中；第5题开放性较强，学生可结合短文内容灵活作答。
【难度系数】
0.7

四、[2025舟山模拟改编]阅读下面短文，在空格处填入一个适当的词或填入括号中单词的正确形式。（每小题1.5分，共15分）
Once a little weed(杂草) grew in a field. There were many tall and beautiful flowers around it. Lots 1. bees and butterflies came to them because of their nice smells and bright colours. The little weed wasn't happy, 2. its flowers were tiny and simple.
One spring morning, three children came to play in the field. “Let's pick some flowers for our grandma!” said one. “That's 3. good idea!” said another. “She 4. (love) all these bright and beautiful flowers!” “What about that one?” the youngest child said, pointing at
the little weed. “Forget it!” laughed the oldest brother. “That's just a useless weed!” Hearing this, the little weed 5. (feel) very sad.
In winter, all 6. (flower) were gone. Only the little weed stood alone in the field. Just 7. that time, it saw some birds coming above the field. “We 8. (be) hungry!” they shouted. The little weed felt sorry for the poor birds and called out to them, “Hey! Down here! I have pods(豆荚) that you can eat!”
“You're so kind!” The birds ate up the 9. (seed) in the pods thankfully. “They are delicious. We can't find anything better than what you gave 10. (we)!”
情境五 “植物能量制造机”科普专栏正在征集相关文章，解锁植物的“自给自足”秘诀，探索植物制造养分、释放氧气的奥秘，进一步认识植物对地球生态的重要作用。

四、1. of 2. because 3. a 4. will love 5. felt 6. flowers 7. at 8. are 9. seeds 10. us

【分析】
本题为语法填空题，需结合短文语境、固定搭配、语法规则逐一分析每个空格：1. 考查固定短语搭配；2. 考查因果关系连词；3. 考查冠词用法；4. 考查动词时态；5. 考查动词过去式；6. 考查名词复数；7. 考查固定介词短语；8. 考查be动词的时态；9. 考查名词复数；10. 考查代词宾格形式。
【解析】
1. 固定短语lots of表示“许多”，可修饰可数名词复数或不可数名词，故填of；
2. 前文“the little weed wasn't happy”和后文“its flowers were tiny and simple”为因果关系，需用连词because引导原因状语从句，故填because；
3. idea是可数名词单数，此处表示“一个好主意”，且good以辅音音素开头，用不定冠词a，故填a；
4. 语境中孩子们表达奶奶“将会”喜欢这些花，需用一般将来时（will+动词原形），故填will love；
5. 短文叙述过去发生的事，谓语动词用过去式，feel的过去式为felt，故填felt；
6. all表示“所有的”，后接可数名词复数，flower的复数为flowers，故填flowers；
7. 固定搭配at that time表示“在那时”，符合语境，故填at；
8. 直接引语描述当前状态，用一般现在时，主语为we，be动词用are，故填are；
9. seed是可数名词，此处指豆荚里的多粒种子，用复数seeds，故填seeds；
10. 介词than后需接代词宾格，we的宾格为us，故填us。
【答案】
1. of 2. because 3. a 4. will love 5. felt 6. flowers 7. at 8. are 9. seeds 10. us
【知识点】
固定搭配、动词时态、名词单复数
【点评】
本题围绕一篇关于杂草的短文设置语法填空，考查初中英语核心基础语法，涵盖固定短语、时态、名词单复数等知识点，语境贴近生活，难度适中，适合学生巩固语法基础。
【难度系数】
0.7